Wayne Smith
American diplomat
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Wayne S. Smith is a former US diplomat, academic, and author. He published four books on the topic of Cuba and U.S.-Cuba relations. Government service In 1949, Smith joined the United States Marine Corps, and served until 1953, including combat in the 1950-1953 Korean War. In 1957, he joined the US State Department, serving in posts in Brazil, the Soviet Union, Argentina and Cuba. From 1979 to 1982, he was the second Chief of Mission of the US Interests Section in Havana under President Jimmy Carter and President Ronald Reagan. Smith retired after 25 years in the Foreign Service due to personal disagreement with the policies of Reagan in Latin America. In particular, he disagreed with the Reagan policies in Central America at the time and Cuba. He forcefully rejected the idea that diplomacy should take a back seat to the use of force and vehemently disagreed with the U.S. embargo on Cuba, believing it to be counter productive to the establishment of meaningful dialogue and rapprochement between the two countries.
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